Together with the People’s Postcode Lottery we’re giving 100 schools the opportunity to get the equipment they desperately need with our £50,000 Kit4Kids cash.

The youngsters at the school in Crescent Road, Caerphilly, are one of the lucky 100, picked at random, and are now collecting hard to get the new bikes, climbing frame, sand pit and gardening equipment to enhance their learning environment.

“The school opened 15 years ago and everything was brand new but they have started to deteriorate and we are desperate for outdoor learning equipment so the children can develop their motor skills,” said head teacher Helen Nuttall.

“We asked the children what they wanted and they said outdoor games and equipment so it really is the children’s choice.

“We’ve all been collecting frantically. The whole school community, parents and grandparents are getting involved.

“Our Kit4Kids banner is up so the whole community are aware we’re collecting vouchers and we’ve also got token collect boxes in our local newsagents so we’re getting a lot of support.”

The more tokens your school collects, the greater the share of the cash they will pocket. There is even a top prize of £5,000 to give away to the school that collects the most number of tokens per pupil.

The remainder of the Kit4Kids money will be shared between the schools based on the number of tokens collected per pupil.

Get everyone in your community involved from playgroups and churches to your local pub or even your sports group – everyone can start collecting.

Every school has been sent a campaign pack containing posters, leaflets, collection boxes, token collect booklets and a list of hints and tips.

Additional campaign material can be downloaded by visiting our website at www.walesonline.co.uk/kit4kids

Banners will also be distributed to be displayed outside each school to encourage support from the community.

Once you have collected all your tokens stick them into your token collect booklets. Schools can submit as many booklets as they like, fill out the final entry form and send them to us.

Members of the public can also collect on your behalf but tokens must either be sent directly to the school or stuck to a token collect sheet, which can be downloaded online.

Tokens submitted without a token collect booklet or sheet will not be counted.

The People’s Postcode Lottery was launched in Wales in July and represents a unique fundraising concept where postcodes can win cash prizes. For every lottery ticket bought, 40p goes to charity.

The deadline for token submission is December 2.

Let us know what you’re doing to collect Kit4Kids tokens by emailing kit4kids@walesonline.co.uk